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February 8, 2010

‘Jersey Shore’ hot topics to swagger onto ‘The View’ set

NEW YORK — ABC says the housemates from “Jersey Shore” are headed to “The View” for some fist-pumping and outlandish talk.


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February 7, 2010

Lincoln trial will get an ideal stage

On a Saturday in June, eight hooded, shackled people will shuffle into a Gettysburg “courtroom.”


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February 6, 2010

Super Bowl ads go goofy again

NEW YORK — Game on! Super Bowl ads are returning to their goofy roots.


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February 5, 2010

Broadway show will hit Kirby stage

Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway, a musical starring men and women from shows such as “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Les Miserables,” “Cats,” “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Jekyll & Hyde,” comes to the Kirby Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. Saturday and includes a special guest, Mitchel Andrayal Burke.


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February 4, 2010

School Officials Talk About Fight Club

State police are investigating an alleged fight club involving students in Luzerne County.


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February 3, 2010

Broken Water Pipe Causes Big Mess

What a mess in part of Luzerne County! A water pipe burst over the weekend at a building that houses a credit union and a district justice's office.


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February 2, 2010

Is A Second Area Code Needed For 5-7-0 Region?

Is another area code needed in the 5-7-0 region?


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February 1, 2010

Frigid Fun Aids Arc

Temperatures were in the 20s Sunday, perfect weather for a swim in Lackawanna County, at least that's what one group taking a polar plunge had to say. They're raising money for a good cause.


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January 31, 2010

Famed film editor hit, killed by car in NYC

NEW YORK — An award-winning film editor who worked on many of Errol Morris’ documentaries, including “The Fog of War,” was struck and killed by a getaway car speeding from a Manhattan drugstore robbery, police and her mother said on Saturday.


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January 30, 2010

Property Owners Facing Tax Crunch

It looks as though property taxes in our area's most populated county may be going up by 15 percent.


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January 29, 2010

Tamburitzans dance into NEPA for folk festival

Some people might want to see the Tamburitzans because of their costumes — a swirl of colors and coins, boots and babushkas and, sometimes, shaggy hats.


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January 28, 2010

Electric City Reflects On President Obama Disapproval Ratings

President Obama's first State of the Union comes at a time when his approval ratings are on a steady decline.


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January 27, 2010

Clerk Hurt in Robbery

A clerk at a Turkey Hill Minit Market was hurt late Tuesday during a robbery in Wilkes-Barre.


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January 26, 2010

Two People Killed in Fire

Two people are dead after a late night fire in Lackawanna County.


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January 25, 2010

Red Cross Prepares for Possible Flooding

The Red Cross in Lackawanna County is loading up trucks with supplies in case emergency shelters are needed.


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January 24, 2010

Police Look for Man Who Lured Child

Scranton Police released a sketch of the man they believed try to lure a child into a van in the city.


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January 23, 2010

Conan’s ‘joyous’ goodbye

NEW YORK — On his final “Tonight” show, Conan O’Brien said walking away instead of accepting a demotion is the hardest thing he’s ever had to do.


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January 22, 2010

ARRIVAL The Music of ABBA

This is a Reserved Seating show. Tickets are $28 and $23. There is a $3 per ticket transaction fee at...




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January 21, 2010

Hazleton Public Library Looking For Help

These are difficult times for public libraries and library system in Luzerne County is asking for your help!


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January 20, 2010

Area Doctors Head to Haiti

There is yet another example of how people from our area are helping earthquake-ravaged Haiti.


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January 19, 2010

Marywood Basketball Team Says Farewell To Coach

It was a somber start to the men's basketball game at Marywood University Monday evening as the team and the school said farewell to a much loved coach.


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January 18, 2010

‘Avatar’ tops ‘Star Wars’ with $491.8M on all-time U.S. box office chart

LOS ANGELES — James Cameron’s “Avatar” had a $41.3 million weekend to shoot past “Star Wars” as the No. 3 movie on the all-time domestic box office charts. Next stop, “The Dark Knight.”


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January 17, 2010

Police Probe VFW Break-in

State Police are looking for the burglar who targeted a VFW in Luzerne County.


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January 16, 2010

Marywood Teams Up to Help Haiti

Students and faculty at Marywood University are doing what they can to help the earthquake victims in Haiti.


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January 15, 2010

Judge Muroski Cited for Crash

Luzerne County Senior Judge Chester Muroski has been cited for a crash last week on Route 115 in Luzerne County.


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January 14, 2010

Large Turnout At Meeting For Landfill Expansion Proposal

It was a packed house for a community meeting in Lackawanna County.


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January 13, 2010

One Dead in Route 115 Crash

There has been another deadly crash on Route 115 in Luzerne County.


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January 12, 2010

Man Dies in SUV Fire

A man died early Tuesday morning when the sport utility vehicle he was in caught fire.


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January 11, 2010

One Killed in Early Morning Crash

One person was killed Sunday along Interstate 81 in an early morning crash.


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January 10, 2010

When finless, gill-free, earth-bound act

When finless, gill-free, earth-bound actors want you to think of them as fish darting about the ocean floor, most likely they won’t jump into a tank of water.